Earnhardt will retire from full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition after this season. The 43-year-old married Amy on New Year's Eve this past winter.

He spoke about the possibility of starting a family last month before the race at Dover International Speedway.

"I’m excited to start a family, and I hope I’m fortunate enough to do that with Amy," he said. "We definitely want to do that. And it would be weird not being a race-car driver if I have a daughter or son. I think about that -- would they understand what I’m telling them or what I did for a long time? I’m hoping to find out all that stuff soon."